Pope warns world leaders of a culture of war after WWII
In a Vatican message marking VE Day’s 50th anniversary, Pope John Paul II decries a persistent culture of war fueled by unresolved lessons from World War II. He cites ongoing European conflicts in the Balkans and Caucasus, calls for tighter nuclear nonproliferation, abolition of chemical and biological weapons, and ethical scrutiny of arms trade. The pope recalls Auschwitz and Nagasaki as stark reminders of war’s horror.
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Mitterrand Ends France Era as Chirac Becomes President
Francois Mitterrand leaves office as France’s longest serving president after 14 years of Socialist rule. He passes power to Jacques Chirac while facing cancer and enduring controversy over his tenure including deaths penalty repeal and Europe unity. Critics and supporters debate his legacy as he retires.
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Americans German win Paul Ehrlich Prize for immunology work
Two Americans and one German share the Paul Ehrlich Prize for immune research aiding AIDS and cancer vaccines. Jack Strominger of Harvard Pamela Bjorkman of Caltech in Pasadena and Hans-Georg Rammensee of the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg will split $62,000 and receive the award March 14 in Frankfurt for work on T cells and virus activation of the immune system.
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Six killed as East Timor quake spawns search for missing
A 6.9 magnitude quake in East Timor killed six and left 15 missing as rescuers by helicopter and boat comb coastlines near Marine and Ermera. Five bodies were found and five were seriously injured. one died of a heart attack. A 40-man police navy team battled heavy rain to probe the coast amid fears of landslides and waves. About 23 people were hospitalized in Dili with injuries from falling beams. Damage to roughly 50 houses, 40 boats, schools, churches, and public facilities was pegged at 2.5 million dollars.
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Court rules Bolshoi walkout illegal in Moscow
A Moscow court ruled that a walkout by 14 Bolshoi performers was illegal and left management to decide punishment. The ruling followed the March 10 no show for Romeo and Juliet after former artistic director Yuri Grigorovich quit amid a dispute.
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